American Leather Story: Robert Smith
Robert Smith started his leather journey back in 1985 in Salt Lake City, Utah. This interview took place behind the Minnesota Leather Pride booth at the Twin Cities Pride Festival.
Minnesota Leather Pride (MNLP) is a Minnesota-based organization dedicated to celebrating, honoring, and nurturing leather/kink/BDSM culture and history by facilitating communication and building alliances among individuals and groups within communities; offering opportunities for education, social interaction, visibility, activism, and community service.
Robert Smith started his leather journey back in 1985 in Salt Lake City, Utah. This interview took place behind the Minnesota Leather Pride booth at the Twin Cities Pride Festival.
David Coral tells us how he get involved with Minnesota Leather Pride in 2000, and how it grew from a bar night to a series of events. This interview took
Come to our weekly Sunday morning leather social hang. MNLP invites you to join us as we host a PRIDE EDITION of "Leather Church" at Betty's Coffee Shop located in […]
Join Kurt from TCL on June 21st when he will be leading an introduction for ASL for our local LGBTQA+ leather/kink communities in advance of the Twin Cities Deaf Queer […]
Join us for the first 45 minutes of our Twin Cities Puppy Pack Board Meeting that is open to the public at Twin Cities Leather's Community Room in Minneapolis. We […]
Join Twin Cities Spectrum for a Pride pool party centering and celebrating BIPOC joy. This leather and kink social club by people of color welcomes all for an afternoon and […]
Make-up is more than meets the eye. As long as humanity has had pigments we have painted our faces. For beauty, for ceremony, as ritual, connection, culture, and kink. From […]
Stop in and see Teddy, our bootblack. They can help you take care of your leather gear—from quick shines to general leather TLC. No appointment needed—just walk in.
**ALL ARE WELCOME** Join us for a special pride edition of our Backrooms TAKEOVER!!! Get ready for a night of Tail-Wagging fun and unleashed adventures at Saloon's Backroom night hosted […]
Join us for our annual Leather Pride Cigar Social on the patio at the Eagle Minneapolis! Feel free to bring your own cigars or buy one (or more) from us. […]
Minnesota Leather Pride invites you to join us at the Twin Cities Pride Festival in Loring Park! Our booth will be open from 10 am to 6 pm on Saturday […]
Join us for our monthly meet-ups, every 4th Saturday of the month at the Eagle MPLS. This is a great opportunity to meet fellow members. Uniforms are encouraged but not […]
Come to our weekly Sunday morning leather social hang.
We will gather at 3rd Street North, between Hennepin and 1st Avenue Join us in the 2026 Twin Cities Pride Parade and proudly bear our magnificent = leather pride flag! […]
Stop in and see Teddy, our bootblack. They can help you take care of your leather gear—from quick shines to general leather TLC. No appointment needed—just walk in.
The North Star Kennel Club is proud to host this public mosh. This is a public event and is open to all. This event is free to NSKC members. A […]
Come to our weekly Sunday morning leather social hang.
On the first TUESDAY of each month, join the Atons and other Leather/Latex/Kink clubs at the Eagle | MPLS for Leather Club Night. Enjoy a lively evening filled with camaraderie […]
Stop in and see Teddy, our bootblack. They can help you take care of your leather gear—from quick shines to general leather TLC. No appointment needed—just walk in.
The MNLP Board invites anyone interested in volunteering for or joining the MNLP board to attend our upcoming meeting. You are welcome to come in person, or join via Zoom.
A Leather patch club for those who are gender expansive (anyone who identifies outside of cisgender). We meet every 2nd Thursday of the month at 7PM.
Join TCPP and NSKC for our puppy takeover at the Minneapolis Eagle! No cover! Dress Code is encouraged, but not enforced for the dance floor. Wear your best undies! Leave […]
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Every month we will send you an email with a list of the upcoming events in our local leather communities.